The United States should immediately halt the transfer of immigrant detainees to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, where they face "abusive and inhumane detention conditions that may amount to ...

(Johannesburg) – A Zimbabwe court’s acquittal of three human rights activists on disorderly conduct charges more than a year after their arrest highlights the authorities’ misuse of the criminal ...

Yemen’s warring parties – particularly the Houthis, the Southern Transitional Council, and the Yemeni government – have committed serious human rights violations against journalists in Yemen.

Human Rights Watch is grateful for the opportunity to address the Committee on Budget and Finance of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute. Human Rights Watch is not an auditor of the ...

(Washington, DC) – The US government on September 4, 2025 used its International Criminal Court-related sanctions program to impose sanctions on three leading Palestinian human rights organizations—Al ...

Human Rights Watch East African Director, Otsieno Namwaya addressing the media in Nairobi. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed claims by Human ...

(Jerusalem, September 4, 2025) – At least five Iranian ballistic missiles struck populated areas of Israel during the June 2025 armed conflict in violation of the laws of war and should be ...

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities have since July 2025 carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on ...

(Johannesburg, September 4, 2025) – A South African-owned company is providing access to toxic lead-bearing waste in the Zambian city of Kabwe despite immense health risks for local residents, Human ...

Human Rights Watch East African Director, Otsieno Namwaya addressing the media in Nairobi on 31st May 2023 regarding Kenya’s continuous abusive policing of protestors. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard] Human ...

The Washington Post reports that the US government is requiring organizations receiving federal funding, including from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), not to “operate any program that ...

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